3 day agoEstonia and the other Baltic States believe Russia is likely trying to test/punish them for their decision to completely decouple from the Russian energy grid in February. Estonian PM @KristenMichalPM says nothing can deter this. "Russia is not a reliable partner," he says
3 day agoFinnish Pres @alexstubb says no malign actor wanna-be should have any doubt: "Finns will act." The seizure of the Eagle S shadow-fleet tanker will now "be a benchmark we should follow", says Estonian PM @KristenMichalPM following talks of Baltic Sea leaders
Rutte says stepped-up action in the Baltic Sea "cannot wait for some summit" (like that in his home country in June). He says NATO will get "Baltic Sentry" up and running in the next couple of months
Rutte says the "alliance will not accept" these kind of hybrid attacks any more. "We will fight back," he emphasizes. "When it comes to kinetic warfare we are safe," he says, "but my biggest fear is that in 4 or 5 years we are not."
3 day agoAfter talks in Helsinki, NATO chief Mark Rutte announces the launch of "Baltic Sentry", a new alliance initiative under the command of SACEUR Cavoli to increase surveillance and controls on ships traveling through NATO and international waters
3 day agoEstonian Prime Minister @KristenMichalPM says Estonian officials have been regularly boarding ships passing through their waters to see if they're carrying proper insurance. He says many of are ticking environmental bombs
3 day agoFollowing a meeting among Baltic Sea leaders and NATO chief Rutte, Finnish President @alexstubb lists a number of results, including more ships in a NATO patrol and a primer for other countries on how Helsinki navigated the December seizure of the Eagle S so others may follow
The Russian Federation is concerned about the statement about the possible inclusion of Greenland into the United States; it is important to prevent violations of international law, - the speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko
1 week agoA Panama-flagged oil tanker, the “Eventin,” became disabled north of Rügen island in the Baltic Sea, carrying 99,000 tons of oil. No environmental threat or danger to the crew. It was en route from Ust-Luga (Russia) to Port Said (Egypt). Tow operation underway
The Panamanian-flagged oil tanker "Eventin" (274m long and 48m wide) has gotten immobile off the Baltic Sea island of Rügen (Germany). The ship carries 99,000 tonnes of oil. According to Greenpeace, it is part of Russia's Shadow Fleet
Blinken is Paris: "The idea about Greenland is not a good one, but it's not going to happen, so we shouldn't waste time talking about it"
France says the EU will not let other nations attack its sovereign borders in response to Trump comments on Greenland
1 week agoDonald Trump: "We need Greenland for national security. People really don't even know if Denmark has any legal right, but if they do, they should give it up, because we need it for national security. I'm talking about protecting the free world."
Trump says the Gulf of Mexico will be renamed as the Gulf of America, refused to say he will not use military force to take control over Greenland or Panama Canal
Greenland has made it clear that it is not for sale, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said today, in response to US President-elect Donald Trump’s fixation with buying the massive Arctic island
Danish PM: Greenland belongs to its people
2 week agoFinnish Police confiscates the Eagle S tanker and it is currently being moved to Kilpilahti oil harbor in Porvoo with the help of tugs. Transfer operation has started on Saturday around 10:50 am
3 week agoRussian-linked tanker 'Eagle S' suspected of cutting undersea energy cables between NATO members Finland and Estonia now also suspected of: a) carrying sanction busting Russian oil ('Shadow Fleet') and b) being used as a covert intelligence ship
Mark Rutte: Spoke with @alexstubb about the ongoing Finnish-led investigation into possible sabotage of undersea cables. I expressed my full solidarity and support. NATO will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea
Finnish authorities said Thursday that they were investigating an oil tanker that sailed from a Russian port for the "sabotage" of a power cable linking Finland and Estonia that was damaged the previous day
3 week agoFinnish Police Readiness Unit and BG SOF boarded the ship suspected to be responsible for cutting the cable between Finland and Estonia last night. Investigation is on going
3 week agoPresident of Finland Alexander Stubb: I received a briefing on the cable breach in the Gulf of Finland from Police Chief Ilkka Koskimäki, Head of the Central Criminal Police Robin Lardot and Deputy Head of the Border Guard Markku Hassinen. Our authorities have investigated the events in an efficient manner. We closely monitored the situation yesterday with PMI @PetteriOrpo. We must be able to prevent the risks posed by ships belonging to the Russian shadow fleet
Prime Minister of Finland: "The Estlink 2 electricity transmission connection [undersea power cable] between Finland and Estonia has been disconnected this afternoon. Authorities are still on standby over Christmas and are investigating the matter. The interruption of the transmission connection will not affect the electricity supply of Finns."
Finnish border guards offshore patrol boat Turva next to Eagle S, turned on AIS moments ago
Greenland's prime minister stresses that the island is "not for sale" and is open "to cooperation and trade with the whole world"
3 week agoDonald Trump says it is an "absolute necessity" for the United States to annex Greenland. "For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity”
President Zelensky: The 2nd batch of F-16 jet fighters from Denmark is already in Ukraine
Finnish Police is not investigating cable cut as possible sabotage. One cable cut was an accident, made by an excavator, details on the other aren't known yet
Big breakdown in Denmark right now. Train traffic has stopped across the country and Denmark’s largest cellphone network is down. Likely caused by a technical issue resulting from a new update to the network
1 month agoSwedish authorities have reason to suspect that the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 deliberately dragged its anchor on the seabed for kilometers in order to damage the submarine cables between Finland and Germany and Sweden and Lithuania
